What is Remote Slicing?
Remote slicing is the capability of handing over the process of slicing to a remote desktop computer
or
server. It is mostly developed for boards with low specification, like Raspberry Pi.
What is/are the reason(s) to use it?
On boards like Raspberry Pi, the process of slicing large STL files could take up to 30 minutes,
whether
on a normal Personal Computer, it takes about 2 to 3 minutes. By using Remote Slicing your waiting
time
decreases significantly.
How to use it?
There are two ways to use Remote Slicing
- First Approach
- If you have installed Nanodlp on your local Personal Computer, try to connect to Nanodlp
on
Raspberry Pi by opening your favorite browser. Once you upload a plate on Nanodlp
Raspberry Pi,
the Nanodlp on your Personal Computer will be detected and the process of slicing is going
to
start.
- Second Approach
- Navigate through
Setup
> Machine Settings
- On the first row, choose
Advanced
by selecting Setup
Mode
- By looking at the last section,
Various Settings
, you can find
Remote
Slicer
on the first row, where you can enter the IP alongside the Port
number.
How remote Slicer works: (example)
- NanoDLP installed on Raspberry Pi and Windows computer being used by user.
- A new plate uploaded to Raspberry Pi.
- Raspberry Pi NanoDLP detects active NanoDLP installation on users's Windows computer.
- Raspberry Pi transfer required data to Windows.
- NanoDLP on Windows start processing.
- NanoDLP on Raspberry Pi get status update from Windows version. And wait until slicing get
completed.
- NanoDLP on Raspberry Pi fetch prepared data.